<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Research Cleanroom Labnetwork,<div><br></div><div>If you are associated with administering or operating a research (user) cleanroom, UGIM'16 in SLC continues the informational programming that should be of interest to you.</div><div><br></div><div>Visit our webpage for the draft day-by-day program: <a href="http://ugim.nanofab.uah.edu/program">ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/program</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Technical Highlights:</b></div><div> Sessions and panels on operational and facilities safety</div><div> Expert panel and discussion sessions on laboratory finance and facility upgrade planning/architecture</div><div> Sessions on managing difficult (toxic, cross-contaminating) materials</div><div> Extended workshops on managing the infrastructure including HPM sourcing, sensing and abatement</div><div> Sunday bootie camp to cover operational basics, operational safety and entry level open-source community-developed lab management software </div><div><br></div><div><b>Networking Opportunities:</b></div><div> Sunday introductory session for new labs and new attendees</div><div> Working topical and role-based lunches</div><div> Evening mixers on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Lasting Value: </b></div><div> Presentation PDF's will be available for download</div><div> The program guide will be in a PDF format easy to annotate in real-time and archive for later searching</div><div><br></div><div><b>International Guests:</b> </div><div>Please contact me if you need an official letter of invitation to assist the issuing of a visa.</div><div><br></div><div><b>In Need of Travel Justification?</b> </div><div>We have a session specifically intended to help you: Sunday morning our opening session will introduce first-time attendees, new fab facilities and others. </div><div>Please contact the session chair if you need an invitation: Bill Flounders <<a href="mailto:bill@eecs.berkeley.edu">bill@eecs.berkeley.edu</a>></div><div><br></div><div><b>Hotel Information:</b></div><div>We recommend registering early (before May 1, 2016) to save yourself some money by visiting <a href="http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/registration/">http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/registration/</a>. Hotel reservations at the University Guest House on the University of Utah campus can be made OVER THE PHONE ONLY by calling 1-888-416-4075. This gets you access to $109 rates in the UGIM reserved block of rooms.</div><div><a href="https://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/lodging-2/">ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/lodging-2/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Stay and Play:</b></div><div> Social evening events monday and tuesday are open to registered attendees and their guests: Train ride up a local canyon, and mountain gondola to closing banquet</div><div> There are several groups who are beginning to plan group camping, golfing, and hiking events before and after the conference. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>For more information contact: Duane Bingaman <<a href="mailto:duaneb@lesker.com">duaneb@lesker.com</a>></div><div><a href="https://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/while-you-are-here/">https://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/while-you-are-here/</a></div><div><a href="http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/files/2016/03/visitors-guide.compressed.pdf">http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/files/2016/03/visitors-guide.compressed.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>We hope to see you soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Ian</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">********************************************<br>Ian R. Harvey, Ph.D.<br><br>Associate Director<br>Utah Nanofab <br>Cleanroom Fabrication and Surface Analysis & nano-scale Imaging<br>801/585-6162 (voicemail)<br><a href="http://www.nanofab.utah.edu">www.nanofab.utah.edu</a><br>http://sal.nanofab.utah.edu</div><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br>Chair, UGIM '16<br><a href="http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/">http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/</a></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br></div></div></span></div></span></div></div><span></span><span></span><span></span></div></body></html>